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SHAI WOSNER, PIANO; ALEXI KENNEY, VIOLIN; HSIN-YUN HUANG, VIOLA; STERLING ELLIOT, CELLO; TIMOTHY COBB, DOUBLE BASS

PROGRAM:

Brahms - Piano Trio in C Minor Op. 101
Rebecca Clarke - Morpheus (viola and piano,)
Jessie Montgomery - Peace (violin and piano, written during the lockdown)

Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (Trout Quintet)

ARTISTS:

Shai Wosner, piano
Alexi Kenney, violin
Hsin-Yun Huang, viola
Sterling Eliott, cello
Timothy Cobb, double bass

BIOS:

Shai Wosner
Pianist Shai Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight into a broad range of repertoire—from Beethoven and Schubert to Ligeti and the music of today. He is Resident Artist of the Peoples’ Symphony Concerts (PSC) from 2020 to 2023, and this season he premieres the PSC-commissioned Variations on a Theme of FDR by Derek Bermel, Anthony Cheung, John Harbison, Vijay Iyer, and Wang Lu. He also performs the work in Beverly Hills. In spring 2022, Mr. Wosner curates a festival at Bard College devoted to the music of György Kurtág, his influences, and composers whom he influenced. Titled “Signs, Games & Messages,” it marks the launch of a new annual festival at Bard College Conservatory of Music, where Mr. Wosner is on faculty. Additional highlights of his season include performances with East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) in Philadelphia and New York; Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with The Orchestra Now; a week-long residency at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; concerts of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Albany and Princeton Symphonies; and performances around the U.S. as part of the Zukerman Trio with violinist Pinchas Zukerman and cellist Amanda Forsyth.

Alexi Kenney
Violinist Alexi Kenney has earned wide-spread acclaim for his insightful and artistic interpretations, as well as his inspired programming, often melding the new with the old, the familiar with the obscure. He is the recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award and an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and was named “a talent to watch” by The New York Times.

Hsin-Yun Huang
Hsin-Yun Huang has forged a career as one of the leading violists of her generation, performing on international concert stages, commissioning and recording new works, and nurturing young musicians. Ms. Huang has been soloist with the Berlin Radio Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic, the Bogotá Philharmonic, the NCPA Orchestra in Beijing, Zagreb Soloists, International Contemporary Ensemble, the London Sinfonia, and the Brazil Youth Orchestra, and has performed the complete Hindemith viola concertos with the Taipei City Symphony. She is a regular presence at festivals including Marlboro, Santa Fe, Rome, Spoleto USA, Moritzburg, Music@Menlo, and the Seoul Spring Festival, among many others. She tours extensively with the Brentano String Quartet, most notably including performances of the complete Mozart string quintets at Carnegie Hall.

Sterling Elliott
Sterling’s recent accomplishments include being awarded 1st prize in the Senior Division of the 2019 22nd Annual Sphinx Competition on February 3, 2019. He was the youngest Finalist in the prestigious competition and will receive $50,000 – plus a number of important performance opportunities. Sterling also won the audience choice award which comes with an additional $5000. Days before the Sphinx Competition, Sterling performed several concerts in Switzerland at the World Economic Forum which included a performance on the CNBC Television Network. Sterling is also one of the youngest musicians to work as sub for the New York Philharmonic. In October of 2018 Sterling had his solo debut at Carnegie Hall where Frank Daykin of New York Concert Review wrote: “The very fine young cellist Sterling Elliott played two movements from Cassadó’s Suite for Solo Cello with perfect intonation, style, and total involvement.”

Timothy Cobb
Bassist Timothy Cobb joined the New York Philharmonic as Principal Bass in May 2014, after serving as principal bass of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and principal bass of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra since 1989. He has appeared at numerous chamber music festivals worldwide, including the Marlboro Music festival, through which he has toured with the Musicians from Marlboro series. A faculty member of the Sarasota Music Festival, he is helping to launch a new bass program for the Killington Music Festival in Killington, Vermont. Mr. Cobb also serves as principal bass for Valery Gergiev’s World Orchestra for Peace, an invited group of musicians from around the world who donate their time biannually and perform to promote international harmony. Mr. Cobb has been designated a UNESCO Artist for Peace from his affiliation with the World Orchestra.

What You Need to Know

Per current mandatory health requirements from the City of New York, all attendees must present proof of a COVID-19 vaccination and ID in order to enter the venue and attend the show. In attending the event, you certify and attest that you and all individuals in your party attending the event will abide by the following regulations:
All fans will provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 (fully vaccinated) – and provide proof of vaccination and ID prior to entering the venue. These regulations will apply to all members of your party before they are allowed entry to the event and to any users of the tickets purchased by you.
Mask wearing will required for this evenings performance.

Tickets start at $19

Doors:
1pm

Presented by:
The Town Hall in partnership with Peoples’ Symphony Concerts presents